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John Cooper Clarke (born 25 January 1949) is an English performance poet and comedian who styled himself as a "punk poet" in the late 1970s. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he released several albums.
Upcoming gigs. Tuesday 25th June 2024. The Concert Hall, Reading. Wednesday 26th June 2024. Taunton Brewhouse. Friday 28th June 2024. Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-On-Avon
Born in Salford, Lancashire, John Cooper Clarke is a multi-faceted writer, musician, artist, and performer. a well-known and much-loved voice on stage, television, radio and at Festivals. He has toured the UK and internationally. Described as a ‘people’s poet, his work first came to the attention of readers and listeners in the 1970s.
Nov 8, 2009 · In his first major interview for two decades, John Cooper Clarke delivers chapter and verse about life with Nico, 'keeping the dream alive' in Milton Keynes and being mistaken for Ronnie Wood
About John Cooper Clarke. His biting, satirical, political and very funny verse delivered in his rapid-fire performance style resonated with the punk movement that had begun to pick...
Apr 10, 2024 · Thanks to the punk explosion, people started getting to know John Cooper Clarke. For a while, he was almost a star. He appeared on the same bill as the Pistols, The Fall, Joy Division and Elvis Costello; he had a Top 40 hit in 1979 with Gimmix!
Oct 29, 2020 · Once through the recording studio doors (today repurposed for our THE FACE photoshoot) John Cooper Clarke becomes JOHN COOPER CLARKE. In front of an audience – in this case, a small crew of people ready to dress, photograph and interview him – he’s the performance poet of rock’n’roll repute.
Jan 30, 2024 · John Cooper Clarke: ‘I’m not trying to overthrow capitalism – I care deeply about potholes’ The 'bargain-basement Baudelaire' on going viral, why fame is a monster and...
Apr 24, 2023 · From his early days as the bard of punk to a decade lost to heroin and then the worldwide success of his poem I Wanna Be Yours and now a new tour, John Cooper Clarke has used words, rhythm...
Jul 19, 2023 · Performance poet John Cooper Clarke has been given the freedom of the city where he grew up. Cooper Clarke, 74, known as the "punk poet", told Salford Council he was "totally knocked out"...
